McMINNVILLE, Ore. – The Linfield men's and women's golf teams have one tournament under their belts this fall, but now it's time for the Wildcats to defend their home course.
 
The men will host the Linfield Fall Invitational while the women will host the Wildcat Invitational. Both tournaments will take place on Saturday and Sunday at the Michelbook Country Club in McMinnville.
 
The Linfield women began their season with a seventh-place finish at the Pacific Lutheran Invitational on Sept. 18-19 at the Lake Spanaway Golf Course in Spanaway, Washington. The 'Cats finished with a two-round score of 730.
 
Freshman Hannah Hughes paced the 'Cats in 19^th place with a score of 167. She opened the tournament with an 87 but improved by seven strokes to close the tournament with an 8-over-par 80 in the second round. Senior Raegan Barr was just a few strokes behind Hughes, placing 22^nd at 171. Barr (89-82) also improved by seven strokes in the second round. Rounding out the scoring players were freshman Tori Schuller and sophomore Caitlin Hillman. Schuller finished 35^th at 185 while Hillman placed 44^th at 207.
 
The Linfield men opened their season with a seventh-place finish at the Pacific Lutheran Collegiate Invitational on Sept. 19-20 at The Home Course in DuPont, Washington. The 'Cats finished with a two-round score of 627.
 
Sophomore Bryce Hatcher led the 'Cats in a tie for 17^th place with a score of 8-over-par 152. He had a low round of 1-over-par 73 in the opening round. Fellow sophomore Riley Lynch shot 9-over-par 81 in the first round but bounced back to shoot 4-over-par 76 in the second round to finish tied for 32^nd place at 157. Sophomore Trevor Price tied for 34^th at 158 while junior Ahron Abraham tied for 37^th at 160 to round out the 'Cats' scoring players.